Answer
$(\Delta K) / K=0.28$
Work Step by Step
The mass of a carbon atom is $12 \mathrm{u}$, so
$
(\Delta K) / K=4(1.0 \mathrm{u})(12 \mathrm{u}) /(12 \mathrm{u}+1.0 \mathrm{u})^2\\=0.28
$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 43 - Energy from the Nucleus - Problems - Page 1332: 25d
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